Maps

lady ulrike · Post by **lady ulrike** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 1:30 pm

So, one day I'm at Roger Rabbit loading people in, you know shutting doors, lowering lap bars, etc. So this one guy gets in and something in his pocket catches my attention, I do a double take and he's got a Universal Studios map in his pocket. I made a comment something like 'I think you've got the wrong map there' with a smile on my face to make sure he knew I was jesting. He didn't respond I don't know if he didn't hear me, didn't speak english or what. Anyway, after we sent his car in I told the console CM about his map and we spent the next half hour carrying on about his day with the wrong map. "Excuse me, I can't find the Mummy ride" Holding out his map "Can you show me where that (pointing to any random place he's in front of) is on here" etc, etc we got pretty silly, but it was fun. :)

Stduck · Post by **Stduck** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 2:48 pm

It probably didn't matter that he had the wrong map. The guests can't read the right one to begin with. I wonder why the went back to one map for each park but put the show schedules together (its like Legoland's map....) they couldn't read them before we changed it what makes us think they can read them now.

DLSweeper · Post by **DLSweeper** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 1:36 am

"Please leave your brain at the gate." They never read the maps. I have so many people asking me stupid questions. Haha! They never know where anything is unless they've been there before. :roll:

Grumpy · Post by **Grumpy** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 4:36 am

greatest thing is when they speak perfect english, have a folded map tucked under their arm, and still have the audacity to ask where something is, then when you explain, they ask for a map.

lady ulrike · Post by **lady ulrike** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 9:16 am

The maps are now like Disneyworld's. There they have a separate map for each park and I think the show schedules were all together. I don't remember but I'm sure someone who works there knows. :) I think it's to make it feel like a vacation spot where you spend a few days rather than a theme park that you go to for one day.

Stduck · Post by **Stduck** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 11:09 am

I was Greeter at Pooh and this family came up to me and asked me how to get on (they pointed at the picture of the monorail on the map) I gave them very detailed intructions on how to get to tomorrowland. Then they asked if the monorail had other stops in Disneyland. Turned out they wanted to get on the steam train. Personally I think the monorail and steam trains look nothing alike.

Wizard69 · Post by **Wizard69** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 1:50 pm

Stduck wrote:I was Greeter at Pooh and this family came up to me and asked me how to get on (they pointed at the picture of the monorail on the map) I gave them very detailed intructions on how to get to tomorrowland. Then they asked if the monorail had other stops in Disneyland. Turned out they wanted to get on the steam train. Personally I think the monorail and steam trains look nothing alike.

LOL you must have had the same guests. Either that or I had similar guests. Some guests asked me that same question yesterday except they pointed at the train track asking where the other Monorail stops were. I had to to tell them that what they were pointing at was the train track and that you can only board the Monorail in Tomorrowland. They then asked me where GCH was and I pointed on the map. They asked if it was a far walk and I told them about 10 minutes through DTD. I asked if that was where they were staying and they said "near there".

Near there??? I hope they got to the right hotel.

Stduck · Post by **Stduck** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 11:03 am

Oh I agree. My best map story...

This lady comes up to me as I was walking on stage (mistake) to Mansion (or maybe it was Pooh GC doesn't matter) and this lady asked me how to get to DCA. I gave her detailed instructions using the map how to exit NOS get to Main Street and walk across the Enterence Plaza to DCA. Her next question? Is it far? Did you not notice the giant CALIFORNIA letters on the opposite side............

DLSweeper · Post by **DLSweeper** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 2:31 am

O man! I get that a lot! "Is it far" No, no it's not, just get a lil pixie dust, think a wonderful thought and fly there!

Stduck · Post by **Stduck** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 9:04 am

Sure its far....that's why everything is within walking distance at DL, unlike WDW were you have to take trams/boats/buses/monorails everywhere. (I've never been but my brother talked about it)